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British actors Max Parker and Kris Mochrie are engaged to marry after a beach proposal over the weekend.
The actors play brothers Luke and Lee Posner on the hit British soap Emmerdale. The Sun leaked the news the two men were dating in summer 2020 after they began posting photos of themselves on holiday together on Instagram.
The rumors were confirmed in September that year when Mochrie gave an interview to The Mirror. In December 2020, Parker talked to Attitude about his sexuality and relationship with Mochrie, revealing they had moved in together.
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Over the weekend, Parker and Mochrie both revealed on Instagram they’d got engaged. It appears Parker popped the question on Saturday during a trip to the beach.
Parker posted a couple of photos, along with a video of the actual proposal: “He deserves the world, but the best I could do was promise him my heart. HE SAID YES 🤭❤️! Happiest moment of my life. @krismoc my Fiancé 😌”
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Mochrie re-shared the video with the following message: ”The beautiful soul that is my best friend asked me to marry him yesterday. I can’t begin to describe how happy I am.
“I love him beyond words, we laugh every single day and I’m so so grateful that he came in to my life.
|I had no idea at all! But it was just perfect… I mean this film says it all. Max had asked my Mum for any jewelery that my Gran had. Mum still had my Grans locket and he has had it made in to the middle of the engagement ring on the inside. So so special.
“Thank you to the job that brought us together, our incredible family and friends. And the amazing love from you all. I’m a very lucky boy.
“WE ARE GETTING MARRIED!!!!! ❤️❤️xxx”
Congratulations, guys!
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cuteguy
I know they are only acting like brothers but there is something disturbing about it. And no, not a right wing troll or whatever. Just expressing my opinion. It would’ve been a beautiful story if they were colleagues or co workers and left it at that. But the playing brothers part disturbs me. It feeds into the narrative that the alt right uses when they legalized gay marriage, about what’s next to be legalized.. I know it sounds silly but it’s true. I just wish they didn’t play brothers, that’s all.
EdWoody
What the article fails to mention is that they never actually played brothers in the show at the same time. One character only joined the show after the other left.
galileo
Kris left the show back in 2019, but still, a daft statement to make that actors can’t date if they played related characters!
Joshooeerr
It may be an early call, but I’m willing to nominate this as the dumbest comment of 2022.
Toofie
It’s a rather ludicrous way of thinking. They’re acting.
drmiller
My problem with this is the stereotype that gay men always date themselves. Case and point.
SFHarry
What? Explain.
nm4047
they are very similar in looks, a common trait amongst the more narcissistic gay community is dating clones.
Donston
One out of every five gay couples at most fit that mode. It’s not nearly as widespread as some of y’all act like it is. In fact, it’s been a while since I’ve even seen a public gay couple where the two guys kinda reminded of each other looks-wise. While a lot of hetero couples look like brother and sister or have very similar mannerisms/stances, etc.
Some of y’all just seem disturbed by two guys who kinda look alike being together or just don’t like seeing two conventionally good-looking white guys together. And some of y’all just get pissy about every gay couple no matter what.
DMos
@nm4047 what are you talking about? They genuinely don’t look anything alike AT ALL. They’re two blue-eyed white guys with athletic builds, but aside from their eye color their faces have no similarities whatsoever. Their hair, noses, ears, lips, cheekbones, and jawlines all look completely different from each other.
Toofie
They’re young and attractive but look nothing alike. So if you date someone good looking around your age, you’re dating your “twin”?
trojanboy
Its called acting. They aren’t brothers.